Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society
Pussallayaya, Hadungamuwa, Wilgamuwa, Matale, Sri Lanka.,
Hettipola
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After researching Human Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka, the SLWCS initiated its first project in 1997 with the community-based initiative, Saving Elephants by Helping People (SEHP). The SLWCS began exploring ways to resolve the increasing threats associated with human-elephant conflict and its relationship with poverty. Wildlife conservation is not a stand-alone enterprise, but one best tackled simultaneously with community participation in order to ensure long-term success and viability of protecting wildlife.